California Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network

A statewide forum for members of the monitoring community to share ideas, successes and common concerns. Quick Links Participants  |  Monthly Webinars  |  More Information Background The California Water Quality Monitoring Council is partnering with the Water Boards' Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program, Non-Point Source Program, and US Environmental Protection Agency to launch a monthly Webinar to support monitoring community activities. The Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network (WQMCN) is a voluntary monthly Webinar that allows members of the monitoring community to network and exchange information and ideas on topic of interest. The Webinar format, content, and topics of interest will vary in response to input from participants. Sessions are planned to share technical and support tools for monitoring, assessment and reporting; to encourage discussion on common concerns like information management and program development; and to provide a forum for networking and collaboration. It is envisioned that the Collaboration Network will help support a state framework to coordinate consistent and scientifically defensible methods and strategies for improving water quality monitoring, assessment, and reporting.

Participants

The following regional and citizen monitoring efforts currently participate in this collaborative effort

• Alpine Watershed Group
• Central Coast Long-term Environmental Assessment Network (CCLEAN Program)  
• Central Coast Water Quality Data Synthesis, Assessment, and Management (SAM) Project
• Coastal Watershed Council
• Delta Monitoring Program
• Heal the Bay
• National Park Service-SF Bay Area Inventory & Monitoring Network
• North Coast Water Network
• Orange County Coastkeeper
• Sacramento River Watershed Program
• San Diego Citizen Water Monitoring Consortium
• San Diego Coastkeeper
• San Diego River Park Foundation
• San Diego Stream Team
• San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)
• San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy Network
• Santa Monica Baykeeper
• Sierra Nevada Alliance
• Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
• USGS California Water Science Center
  • Current real-time streamflow and water quality data
  • Water quality sample data
• Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP) for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Monthly Webinars

WebEx enabled teleconference sessions are held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the following dates

• 2012
  • June 14, 2012 Water Quality Goals
    • Topic Page and Agenda
  • April 12, 2012 StreamStats: A streamflow web application
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • The USGS StreamStats Web Application for California by Kernell Ries, April 12, 2012
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    • Webinar Presentation B
    • Status on the Development of Methods Determining Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in California by Tony Gotvald and Nancy Barth, April 12, 2012
      (A supplemental presentation for the Webinar “StreamStats: A Streamflow web application”)
  • March 15, 2012 Finding the Right Funders
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Finding the Right Funders by Barbara Floersch, March 15, 2012
  • February 16, 2012 Ecological Condition Assessments of California’s Perennial Wadeable Streams: Highlights from the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program’s Perennial Streams Assessment (PSA)
    
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Ecological Condition Assessments of California’s Perennial Wadeable Streams: Highlights from the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program’s Perennial Streams Assessment (PSA) by Dr. Peter Ode, February 16, 2012
  • January 19, 2012 An Introduction to the Concept of Reporting Limits
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • An Introduction to the Concept of Reporting Limits by Beverly H. van Buuren, January, 19, 2012
• 2011
  
  • December 8, 2011 Yurok Tribe Water Quality Monitoring Program: A Tribal Perspective on the development of a comprehensive water quality monitoring program.
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Yurok Tribe Water Quality Monitoring Program: A Tribal Perspective on the development of a comprehensive water quality monitoring program by Ken Fetcho, December 8, 2011
  • October 27, 2011 The Stream Pollution Trends Program (SPoT)
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT): A framework for monitoring long-term water quality trends in California watersheds by Brian Anderson October 27, 2011
  • September 15, 2011 Integrated Watershed Management
    
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Towards Integrated Water Management: Data Strategies by Clay Clifton, September 15, 2011
  • August 17, 2011 Monitoring Trash, TMDLs and Efforts Towards Compliance
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Monitoring Trash, TMDLs and Efforts Towards Compliance by Eric Wu, August 17, 2011
  • July 21, 2011 Health and Safety Responsibilities for Program Managers of Water Quality Monitoring Projects
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Health and Safety Responsibilities for Program Managers of Water Quality Monitoring Projects by Cynthia Paulo, July 21 2011
  • June 16, 2011 Introduction to the National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI)
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
  • May 19, 2011 Selecting and Working with Laboratories
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Selecting and Working with Laboratories by Beverly H. van Buuren, May 19 2011
  • May 16, 2011 Application of the USGS SPARROW Model to Understand Nitrogen and Phosphorus Transport in California
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Application of the USGS SPARROW Model to Understand Nitrogen and Phosphorus Transport in California by Joseph Domagalski and Dina Saleh, May 16, 2011
  • March 17, 2011 Water Quality Monitoring Sensors
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Slide Show: "Water Quality Monitoring Sensors Basics" by D. Sullivan, March 2011
  • February 17, 2011 Monitoring Directories- Demonstration of the Central Valley Monitoring Directory
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
  • January 20, 2011 Introductory Mine Waste Characterization
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Project Summary: Characterization of Mine Leachates and the Development of a Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for Mine Sites
    • Tech Note: Mining Waste Characterization
    • Introductory Mine Waste Characterization by Victor Izzo
• 2010
  • November 4, 2010, Collaborations for Healthier Streams: California Watersheds and AmeriCorps Programs
    • Topic Page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Introduction to the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project_Carrie Gergits_Nov_4_2010
    • Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership-Water Monitoring_Morgan Fessler_Nov 4 2010
  • October 21, 2010, Using the California Data Exchange Network (CEDEN)
    • Topic page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • CEDEN Fact Sheet
  • September 29, 2010, Developing a Comprehensive Watershed-wide Monitoring Program for Surface Water. This presentation was captured at a Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board "Brown Bag Seminar".
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Developing a Comprehensive Watershed-wide Monitoring Program for Surface Waters
      
  • September 21, 2010, An Introduction to the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for California Wetlands
    • Topic page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • An Introduction to the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for California Wetlands by Christopher Solek
  • September 16, 2010, Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment (PFC) as a Tool to Inform Land Managers About Priorities for Addressing Water Quality
    • Topic page and Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment (PFC) as a Tool to Inform Land Managers about Priorities for Addressing Water Quality by Sherman Swanson
    • Proper Functioning Condition Helpful Readings
  • August 12, 2010, Invasive Species Risk Assessment and Planning (ISRAP): A New Tool for Managing the Risk of Moving Aquatic Invasive Species in Natural Resource Monitoring and Management Activities
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Invasive Species Risk Assessment and Planning (ISRAP) - A New Tool for Managing the Risk of Moving Aquatic Invasive Species in Natural Resource Monitoring and Management Activities by Jonathan Thompson
    • ISERAP Forms (MS Word)
    • RAM for Aquatic Activities
    • RAM for Terrestrial Activities
    • Decision Tree
  • July 22, 2010, Developing a California Whole System Report Card
    • Topic page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Developing a California Whole System Report Card by Fraser Shilling
  • May 27, 2010, Site-specific Profiles of Fish Feminization in Surface Waters of California Indicate Multiple Causes of Estrogenic Activities
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Site-specific Profiles of Fish Feminization in Surface Waters of California Indicate Multiple Causes of Estrogenic Activities by Daniel Schlenk
  • April 21, 2010, Orange County CoastKeeper: Redefining the Realm of Citizen Monitoring
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Orange County CoastKeeper: Redefining the Realm of Citizen Monitoring by Ray Hiemstra
  • March 24, 2010, Microbial Source Tracking (MST)
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Microbial Source Tracking Presentation by Donna Ferguson
  • February 24, 2010, Genetic Testing of Cyanobacteria Blooms
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Genetic Testing of Cyanobacteria Blooms Presentation by Theo Dreher
  • January 27, 2010, Friends of Deer Creek: Linking Science, Water and People
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Friends of Deer Creek: Linking Science, Water and People Presentation by Joanne Hild
• 2009
  • December 3, 2009, Topic: Aquatic Invasive Species
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Aquatic Invasive Species Issues Concerning Water Quality Monitors Presentation by Erick Burres
  • October 28, 2009, Citizen Monitoring in Watersheds Flowing to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
  • September 23, 2009, Topic: Clean Water Act (CWA) & 303(d) Solicitation and Data Submission Process
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Clean Water Act (CWA) § 303(d) Solicitation and Data Submission Process Presentation by Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon
  • August 26, 2009, Topic: California Data Uploading and Checking System (Cal DUCS)
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
  • July 22, 2009, Topic: California Clean Water Team
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Webinar Presentation
    • Clean Water Team Presentation by Erick Burres
  • June 24, 2009, Topic: California Water Quality Monitoring Council
    • Topic Page with Agenda
    • Survey on Topics for Future Webinars
    • Water Quality Monitoring Council Presentation by Jon Marshack
    • Future Webinars Presentation by Carolyn Yale

Resources for More Information

• Weblinks to other Water Quality Webinar Projects
• Updates - To receive news on the California Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network and its Webinar series, please self subscribe to the “Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network - Webinar Sessions” emailing list.
• Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network - Webinar Topics List
  What are the topics the WQMCN are of the most interest? Find a topic that you could be a presenter for. WQMCN Webinar Facilitator: Erick Burres; email Erick Burres or phone (213) 576-6788
• Citizen Monitoring
  • Clean Water Team Website
  • Find California Citizen Monitoring Programs - map tool
  • Email Erick Burres or phone (213) 576-6788
• Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network
  • Email Erick Burres or phone (213) 576-6788
• Water Quality Monitoring Council
  • Email Jon Marshack or phone (916) 341-5514
• Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
  • Email Adam Ballard or phone (916) 341-5556

( Updated 4/13/12 )